Forbidden Planet (1956) - FAQ The content of this page was created directly by users and has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Visit our FAQ Help to learn more FAQ How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie? For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Forbidden Planet can be found here . What is 'Forbidden Planet' about? Spaceship Commander J.J. Adams ( Leslie Nielsen ) and his crew are sent to Altair-4 to discover what happened to a colony of settlers. What they find is two survivors -- Dr Edward Morbius ( Walter Pidgeon ) and his daughter Altaira 'Alta' ( Anne Francis ) -- living in a paradise created by Morbius using secrets from the Krell, a long-lost civilization that once inhabited the planet. Soon after their arrival, the crew faces an invisible force that puts them all in danger. Is 'Forbidden Planet' based on a book?

Forbidden Planet was filmed from a screenplay by American screenwriter Cyril Hume, who based his script on a screen story by American writers Irving Block and Allen Adler, who based their story on elements of William Shakespeare's play, The Tempest. The movie was subsequently novelized as Forbidden Planet (1956) by English author Philip MacDonald, writing under the pseudonym W.J. Stuart. In what year does the story take place? No specific date is given in the film. The opening narration says only that men and women in rocket ships landed on the moon in the final decade of the 21st century (in the 2090s) and that they reached the other planets of our solar system by 2200. Thereafter followed the discovery of hyperdrive (through which the speed of light was first attained) and from there began the conquest and colonization of deep space. It also states that the spaceship Bellerophon was marooned on Altair 4 some 20 years earlier when it was sent out to establish a colony. Given time to develop hyperdrive and to begin colonization, plus the 20 years following the marooning, the story most likely takes place in the 23rd century.

According to the foreword in the novelization, the C-57-D mission was launched from Earth via the Moon on the seventh of Sextor, 2371. Back cover of same also says A.D. 2371. Since it took 10 years for the C-57-D to reach Altair 4, the story takes place in the year 2381. Is Altair a real planet? Actually, Altair is a sun, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila and located 16.8 light-years (5.14 parsecs) from Earth. It is the 12th brightest star visible in the night sky. The planetary designation of Altair 4 means that the story is set on the fourth planet in the Altairan solar system. Why did the tiger attack Alta? Most viewers conclude that the tiger attacked Alta because she was wearing a long dress and/or had just enjoyed an erotic kiss with Commander Adams. In the novelization, as well as in a deleted scene, it is explained that the tiger was tamed by Alta because of her sexual innocence, similar to the mythological concept of virgins having special power to tame unicorns and other wild beasts.

Following the kiss between Alta and Adams, Alta's sexual awakening changed her in such a way that the tiger became aggressive towards her, just as it would have toward any other human. What is the 'id'? As Morbius describes it, the id is 'an obsolete term once used to describe the elementary basis of the subconscious mind.' As defined by Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud [1856-1939], the id is one of three structures of the human psyche, the id being the part of the psyche that is subconscious and the source of primitive instinctive impulses and drives. The second structure, the ego, contains consciousness and memory and is involved with control, planning, and conforming to reality. The third structure, the superego, is the part of the mind that acts as a conscience to the ego, developing moral standards and rules through contact with parents and society. What are the three laws of robotics built into Robby the Robot? The Three Laws of Robotics are a set of three rules written by science fiction author Isaac Asimov and later expanded upon.

They are: (1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm, (2) A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law, and (3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. These rules are built in to almost all positronic robots appearing in his fiction and cannot be bypassed. The rules are introduced in his 1942 short story "Runaround" although they were foreshadowed in a few earlier stories, including "Robbie" (1940). Forbidden Planet (1956) is really The Tempest by Shakespeare | Falcon at the Movies Falcon at the Movies May 13, 2014 My friend recently told me that the movie Forbidden Planet (1956), the science fiction monster movie, ripped off Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. All I could say is: huh? what?

I couldn’t believe this comparison, not just because they are two different genres, but one is a classical stage play and the other is…well, it’s science fiction with a big robot. Then I thought about it. I can’t deny the similarities. Forbidden Planet is The Tempest! What is The Tempest? The Tempest is one of the last plays Shakespeare wrote in his life and contains elements like magic, revenge, and classical romance. The main character is Prospero, who has been stranded on an island with his daughter, Miranda. He is also a powerful sorcerer and sends a massive storm against his brother Antonio, hoping to sink his ship and get revenge for being exiled. He strands the crew, consisting of Alonso, Ferdinand, and Antonio on the island, then summons his servant Ariel to help him watch them. His other servant is named Caliban, who tries to betray Prospero, attacking him. Meanwhile, Ferdinand and Miranda fall in love and decide to get married, but Prospero wants his daughter to have nothing to do with Ferdinand. Caliban joins up with two other men from the shipwreck to plot against Prospero, but Prospero stops him. Ultimately, Prospero forgives his enemies, even Caliban for being stupid.

He lets his daughter marry Ferdinand and helps everyone off the island. Excuse this superficial summary for one of the greatest classical plays ever, but if you know Forbidden Planet, I think you’ll agree that there are similarities. What’s similar? To begin with, I would have to say that the planet Altair IV is like Prospero’s island, and it is a place where Dr. Edward Morbius lives in isolation with his daughter. Whether by choice or not is probably debatable, but Morbius is alone with Altaira, just like Prospero and Miranda. It’s exactly the same setup. Prospero controls magic and summons a storm to attack a ship at sea. Morbius doesn’t exactly “summon” the monster, but his unconscious self does, and it attacks the spacecraft and the visiting men. Just like Prospero has mastered magic, Morbius seems to have mastered technology. Or at least he says he has. The use of technology in Forbidden Planet represents the magic Prospero uses in The Tempest, albeit with less success. One of the visitors is John Adams, played by a young Leslie Nielsen. I enjoy Nielsen in this movie, but it is not the most emotional performance.

Of course, he is Ferdinand and he falls in love with Miranda, represented by Altaira, played by Anne Francis. She later falls in love with Adams and the two end up together at the end of the movie. This movie is the first appearance of Robby the Robot, who inspired other science fiction robots in movies and television, most notably The Robot in Lost in Space. He is Ariel, a spirit of air summoned by Prospero to be his servant. Robby is helpful like Ariel and tries to obey his master’s commands. Ariel is a spirit of the air, merely a cloud wavering in the wind. The first appearance of Robby is as he drives up to the spaceshift in a cloud of dust, an obvious parallel. Being native to the wild island, Caliban represents The Monster, and both are untamed forces. Prospero tries to control him, but he cannot. At the end, Caliban refuses to serve Prospero and plots his death, attacking him for his cruelty, just like The Monster of the Id. Both the Monster and Caliban are natural forces, bent on destruction, but both encounter resistance.

Prospero succeeds in using magic against Caliban, but Morbius doesn’t succeed in using technology against The Monster. What’s different? The movie and the play teach two different lessons, which is where the main difference lies. Morbius may say that he has total control over technology, but he does not. In fact, he cannot do much to help the spaceship crew when his daughter asks for him to intervene, because he sees that his technology has gotten way out of control. The movie teaches that if humans want to control technology, they better control themselves first. The ending of The Tempest gives us the opposite lesson, building a harmony between nature and magic, and between all the characters. The Tempest has a happy ending, but Forbidden Planet ends with the destruction of Altair IV and Morbius. I hope that wasn’t too boring, because I can see now that Forbidden Planet is The Tempest. I’m not sure if this was done on purpose or not, but I’ll just assume it was for the purposes of my piece of mind. In any case, Forbidden Planet is a great movie. It has good effects for an early movie like this one, especially the animations done by Joshua Meador, who worked for Disney.

The matte paintings are just perfect and the world looks beautiful. The saucer coming down to land at the beginning just looks awesome, come on, you have to admit that. Check out the picture at the top of the page to see for yourself. There aren’t many flaws or things lacking in the effects department, cause they went all-out to make it look as good as possible. This movie cost around 1 million dollars to make. Even the monster looks like you might imagine a realistic electric demon to be. I like this movie even more now that it has been stamped with some Shakespeare pedigree, but even if that doesn’t interest you, it is still a good science fiction adventure, filled with great visuals. Audience Reviews for Forbidden Planet ½ The one science fiction film that inspired everything, just about. This historically significant sci-fi pretty much gave birth to ideas and concepts that went on to influence so many other classic franchises that are now themselves deemed to be classics. The only science fiction characters I can think of that came along before this film that may have influenced it in one way or another are Flash Gordon Buck Rogers and, believe it or not, Duck Dodgers. That classic Daffy Duck cartoon has quite similar visuals and ideas you'll notice.

Oh and lets not forget about that Shakespeare chap and his play The Tempest, there's also some kind of parallel there it seems. It is very easy to see similarities with later sci-fi franchises whilst watching this film, the most obvious (to me) being Star Trek from the futuristic space attire to pretty much everything. The crew don't beam down in this film though, its all a bit more grounded. But the way they start to explore with lasers at the ready, the dialog and the fact you know most of the crew are dispensable accept for the main three leads and the young cook is amusing. The equivalent of Star Treks stock 'redshirt' characters, the young cook being a kind of early 'Scotty' equivalent, almost like the happy-go-lucky crew mascot. I think we can all agree on one thing here, its the visuals throughout the film in general that inspire and excite. The films starts off in a very typical spaceship interior which these days probably would do nothing for you. There isn't much to shout about at first, blokes in grey space suits, in space, with identical hairdos, being all militaristic and straight laced (although the suits have a nice natty design).

Your eyes start to quiver with nerd orgies when we see the horrifically stereotypically designed 1950's flying saucer spaceship land slowly on Altair IV. This is where it all begins, this is where the film becomes one long continuous iconic vision after another. For starters Altair IV looks awesome it really does, its merely a matte painting in the background for both models and live action and its pretty basic in concept...but it looks gorgeous! (and sooo Trekkie-esque). Despite the rather grey and dull colour scheme for the planet it just looks so vibrant and attractive in every shot. I love the jagged vertical rocks and the simple use of painted force perspective to create such a grand alien vista. Must mention the smartly named C57-D starship which, as said, is merely a flying saucer. Yeah it may look cheesy as hell but come on...how cool is it with that sweet neon blue glow when it lands and that haunting whistle-like noise. Along with that there are the quite stunning underground machines of the 'Krell' which are again a combination of some fantastic matte painting work set against live action, again the forced perspective really tricks the eye (these sequences look like Duck Dodgers).

And who can forget the monstrous 'Id' monster which is another brilliant piece of traditional craftsmanship in the simple form of hand drawn animation by a Disney animator (and you can tell). Its all the blue laser fire and that red/pink glowing outline of the monster that make it all look so unique, fun and ahead of its time (for the time). There really is so much to talk about in this movie its hard to get it all in. Aside from the spectacular eye candy and effects you also have the legendary 'Robbie the Robot' which can only be described as an almost mythical, immortal character of sci-fi. I mean just look at it! this film was made in 1956 but that robot is fudging epic! Sure its a bit cartoony looking but the obvious mechanics functions and hard work involved in making him are admirable, and Robbie isn't even the films main attraction really. The only thing that lets it down are the now slightly dated interior sets and the quite corny looking garden areas complete with Earth animals...which takes you out of the film. Can't not mention the score can I, the first completely electronic score in a movie.

Its an eerie spooky score that's for sure but it adds such depth and character to the whole adventure. An array of sounds which come across sounding like dripping water, bubbling, underwater noises, various hums, whirs, clicks, beeps, whines etc...The kind of things you'd expect to hear in an old fashioned mad scientists laboratory, I always felt this score could of worked well in the film 'Fantastic Voyage' personally, perfect for all those internal organ sequences. I love this score I really do, its so imaginative, simple and creepy, yet really pleasant to listen to and very relaxing surprisingly. I still look back and find it hard to believe that the spoof master Leslie Nielsen was in this, as we all know he sure changed his persona. Yeah back in the days before his hair went white and he wasn't acting the fool in a genius kinda way Nielsen was a stoic stern no nonsense space Commander who gets his girl. The rest of the crew are all a bit faceless really (their identical outfits don't help) and its hard to think that such a game changer like this doesn't really have any big stars.

Walter Pidgeon as the now famously named 'Dr Morbius' who kinda looks like he should be in a haunted castle somewhere instead of an alien planet, is the only other big name really. Robbie and the effects are more of a draw than the cast truth be told, not sure how it was back in 56 but you get that impression. As for the plot its definitely more than a simple humans vs aliens sci-fi which you might expect. Its actually quite a clever one involving an ancient alien race and their supreme technology getting abused by a human and the long dead aliens themselves causing their own downfall. Manifestations of the mind, a beings Id brought to life as a living creature. Here we see Dr Morbius losing control, the real monster is Morbius' mind, his subconscious. I believe Morbius wanted to prevent the human race from gaining the alien technology and similarly losing control wiping themselves out, plus he and his daughter have it pretty sweet on Altair and he didn't want that disturbed. Personally I always wanted to see more planetary aliens, bugs and monsters, a Doug McClure in space type adventure, but this is a more meaningful story.

Yeah the film does feel very much like a long original Star Trek episode I can't deny it, that's not a bad thing of course, it just shows how influential this film was. All I'm saying is looking back now its really incredible to see how close both franchises actually are visually. Even though I love the visuals I must admit to finding the plot a tiny bit dull with more hints of action rather than actual action. I'm not saying I want just pure action but as said I would have loved to see more space beasties, the look of the film cries out for it. I appreciate the Tempest similarities but I often think this could of been even more fun had it been more of a stand alone sci-fi plot wise. But amazingly for a 50's space flick its a very intelligent and deep adventure which has become a full top level cult and the quintessential science fiction film up alongside the likes of '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Even the films poster is beautiful, the kind of classic colourful movie poster you could frame and hang on your wall. Phil Hubbs Forbidden Planet (1956 movie) - original trailer - YouTube Forbidden Planet (1956 movie) - original trailer Want to watch this again later?

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To learn more about Amazon Sponsored Products, click here . Ad feedback Special Offers and Product Promotions Product Description Amazon.com This 1956 pop adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest is one of the best, most influential science fiction movies ever made. Its space explorers are the models for the crew of Star Trek's Enterprise, and the film's robot is clearly the prototype for Robby in Lost in Space. Walter Pidgeon is the Prospero figure, presiding over a paradisiacal world with his lovely young daughter and their servile droid. When the crew of a spaceship lands on the planet, they become aware of a sinister invisible force that threatens to destroy them. Great special effects and a bizarre electronic score help make this movie as fresh, imaginative, and fun as it was when first released. --Amazon.com On the DVDs On disc 1 of the colorfully designed 2-disc 50th Anniversary Edition of Forbidden Planet (also available in a collector's box ), the movie is presented with a new digital transfer from restored picture and audio elements, with soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1, offering considerable improvement over the film's previous DVD release.

A selection of deleted scenes were taken from a faded and scratchy 16-millimeter "work print" that had originally been viewed by composers Louis and Bebe Barron as they were creating the film's unique electronic score; they consist of full or partial scenes cut from the final film-- mostly for good reason, but collectors (and those who first saw this rare material on the original Criterion Collection laserdisc) will welcome their inclusion here. The "lost footage" is crude special-effects test footage, primarily of interest to sci-fi historians and aficionados. Given the fact that the original "Robby the Robot" cost over $100,000 to build in 1955, it's easy to see why MGM wanted to get their money's worth: An excerpt from the 1950s TV series "MGM Parade" shows Forbidden Planet star Walter Pigeon appearing briefly with Robby, and the popular robot gets even more attention as a guest star in "The Robot Client," an episode of the Thin Man TV series (starring Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk) that originally aired on Feb. 28, 1958.

Disc 1 also includes a gallery of seven science-fiction movie trailers dating from 1953 (The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms) to 1960's The Time Machine. Disc 2 begins with 1957's The Invisible Boy, a still-enjoyable B-movie that served as Robby's post-Forbidden Planet showcase. Here, filmdom's favorite automaton plays sidekick to a young boy (Richard Eyer) who turns invisible when he gets caught up in a super-computer's scheme of global domination. Also included are three documentaries, ranging from very good to excellent: In addition to reuniting the surviving cast members of the '56 classic (including Leslie Nielsen, Anne Francis, Richard Anderson, Warren Stevens, and Earl Holliman), "Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet" is an appreciative tribute to Forbidden Planet with some of Hollywood's foremost sci-fi fans including special effects masters Dennis Muren and Phil Tippett, SF movie expert Bill Warren, and others.

"Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon" is a featurette about the robot's design, creation and pop-cultural history, featuring original "Robby" designer Robert Kinoshita, Bill Malone (current owner of the original Robby), and Fred "The Robot Man" Barton, a lifelong robot fanatic who now sells fully authorized, full-scale replicas of Robby for sci-fi fans with deep pockets. Closing out disc 2 is "Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us," a 2005 documentary from Turner Classic Movies, written and directed by Time magazine critic Richard Schickel. It's a thoroughly comprehensive survey of '50s sci-fi and its influence on the next generation of film directors, including engaging interviews with George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, Ridley Scott and James Cameron. --Jeff Shannon Special Features Lost Footage Excerpts from THe MGM Parade TV Series Two follow-up vehicles starring Robby the Robot: 1958 MGM feature film The Invisible Boy and The Thin Man TV Series Episode Robot Client TCM original documentary "Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us" "All-new Amazing!

Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet" featurette "Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon" featurette Science-Fiction Movie Trailer Gallery Return to the Forbidden Planet | Jobsite Theater No products in the cart. Return to the Forbidden Planet Book by Bob Carlton, music by various artists Directed by David M. Jenkins Co-Produced with The Straz Center Jun. 12 – Jul. 6, 2014 Thu. – Fri. 8pm (no performance Jul. 4), Sat. 4pm & 8pm, Sun. 4pm Encore production: Sun., Jul. 6, 7:30pm.

Tickets: from $29.50 2014 BroadwayWorld Tampa Regional Award Best Director of a Musical – David Jenkins Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical Best Actress in a Musical – Jaime Giangrande-Holcom Best Featured Actor in a Musical – Spencer Myers Best Set Design – Brian Smallheer Best Costume Design – Katrina Stevenson Best Lighting Design – Mike Wood Creative Loafing Best of the Bay Best Musical Best Theater Rockers – Jobsite Theater Most Winningly Shameless Actor – Spencer Meyers Best Theater Production, Reader’s Poll Best Lighting Designer, Reader’s Poll – Mike Wood Best Actress, Reader’s Poll Runner-Up – Amy Gray Theatre Tampa Bay Nominated Outstanding Musical Director – Jana Jones Outstanding Featured Actress, Musical – Jaime Giangrande-Holcom Join Jobsite Starlines on the TK-421 Jaeb Cruiser for a routine scientific survey flight as we navigate space and time to ’50s and ’60s rock ‘n’ roll classics (“Wipeout”), traverse a deadly asteroid field and crash landing (“Great Balls of Fire”), witness the ecstasy and agony of love (“Good Vibrations,” “Teenager in Love,” “Young Girl,” “She’s Not There,” “Go Now”), in a sci-fi

 adventure full of surprises (“Gloria,” “Shake, Rattle and Roll,” “Born to be Wild,” “The Monster Mash”).

Not just a jukebox musical, Return to the Forbidden Planet is a clever homage to both science fiction and Shakespeare. Based on the 1956 film Forbidden Planet (which was itself based on Shakespeare’s final play The Tempest), this fun-for-the-whole-family experience seamless combines nods to 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars and Star Trek alongside Bard-inspired lines like, “But soft, what light through yonder airlock breaks?” and “Two beeps or not two beeps? That is the question!” “This campy mash-up of ‘60s music, ‘50s B-movie plot and Shakespeare’s The Tempest is a lot of fun in the hands of a talented Jobsite Theater cast ..

an imaginative recreation … This cast excels on the many song and dance numbers and a script which shifts back and forth from Shakespeare to sci-fi.” – Tampa Tribune “a tasty neon confection … engaging and funny with powerhouse vocals … classic rock blends pretty seamlessly into the Shakespearean chatter, everything from Teenager in Love to Good Vibrations.” – Tampa Bay Times “a grand success … these familiar performers are at the top of their game … this ensemble is thrillingly good … [the band] that plays behind it all couldn’t be any more electrifying … Like Shakespeare, like Van Morrison, sci-fi is forever. Return to the Forbidden Planet is also a return to our childhood … Come and join the celebration. And don’t ever beam us up, Scotty.” – Creative Loafing “An entertaining romp from its first moment to its last. This was one of the most fun nights in the theater I’ve spent since Hedwig and the Angry Inch … Return to Forbidden Planet is a definite go-see.” – Sally Bosco “They had the entire audience laughing most of the night.

And 4 days later I’m still singing songs from the show […] If you are in the Tampa area and you are a fan of Shakespeare / sci fi / music / theater or fun you should really go check them out.” – Kinda Zennish Media Previews Jobsite beams up to the Jaeb Theater for Return to the Forbidden Planet – Tampa Bay Times Forbidden Planet musical a mix of Shakespeare, rock and sci-f – Tampa Tribune Sci-fi Shakespeare musical opens in Tampa – Bradenton Herald On Blogsite J. Elijah Cho – Bosun Arras Jaime Giangrande-Holcom – Ariel Heather Krueger – Science Officer / Gloria Spencer Meyers – Cookie Paul Poppe – Asst. Stage Manager Crew Gabby Battaglio – Production Assistant / Run Crew Bailee Booser – Costumer See Cast & Crew Bios Patron Reviews Absolutely great show! Run to get tickets. Much better voices and production that any clip you can find on YouTube of other versions. The audience loved it! – dallee Your cast, crew, and directing all combine to put on one hell of a show! – Jacob AbrahamThe show was such fun and your cast did a stellar job!

I have been telling everyone here that they’ve got to get their tickets ASAP because this is a sure sell-out for the remainder of the run. Please give my regards to your talented cast and crew! – Cindy Garren Dear Amy, Last Friday evening, I was at […] Return To The Forbidden Planet. The entire production, set, music & acting were all spectacular, especially for anyone who grew up with the original Star Trek & music in the show. After the performance I talked with you briefly at the Lobby door. As I said then, “You were great!” […] I also talked briefly, with Spencer Meyers, who was great as well, and what a fantastic singer he is. Jamie Giangrande-Holcom, was also there but I didn’t get a chance to talk with her. She was also great, and amazed me with her flawless roller skating ability […] Please tell the other cast members, the musicians and everyone else involved with this production, “Thanks for an outstanding & uplifting evening.” – Jerry M. Austin The Cast of eight, “Rock Stars” and a four piece Rock Band that rattled the rafters, hit this one right out of this World. Not since Forever Plaid or Respect has the Jaeb experienced anything like this!

From the start to the finish the audience was into it 100%. You would have thought you were in San Francisco during a magnitude 8 Earthquake. – Michael Chamoun The play was fabulous -the Stagesetters loved it! Congratulations! – Andrea Graham Via Facebook Forbidden Planet was absolutely amazing!!! – Jessica Schoenfeld We, especially my son CJ , actually loved it, kudos to you all, have a fabulous run! – Sharlyn M Burton Great performance to a near capacity house last night, I loved every minute of it. – Ronnie Smith Great show with amazing talent,costumes, directing and set design! Congrats to all! – Melinda Kajando Return to Forbidden Planet was not only good but incredible. I seriously haven’t had that much fun in the theater since Hedwig. Amazing music, costumes and the actors KILLED it tonight. I’ve seen many shows try the pop culture route and make tons of references for no reason just because but the way the jokes were written and performed were just comic gold and never once felt forced … Overall I love the show and I LOVE Jobsite!!! Already planning to go again later this month. Live long and prosper guys, I’ll be back as soon as I can.

– Cole Carbone OMG!!! Freakin’ phenomenal show. RUN. BUY TKT. SEE “RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET”. This is a no miss show. I promise you’ll LOVE it. PROMISE!! – Roz Potenza That was, in essence, my most favorite jobsite show I have been able to see, ever ever. Made my eyes sweat at the end. – Melissa Freeperson Saw it Wednesday night! Cookie and the Robot were my favorites!! – Mandy Richter Wagner This really is a phenomenal show. I saw it once and I enjoyed it, and I knew my parents would love to see it so I brought them and a friend who seldom sees theatre. They loved it too. I think it’s great when a show can appeal too all types of people (you get your classic rock, shakespearean verses, and general nerdery all in one package!) Everyone needs to come see it. Congrats to the Cast and Crew! – Carlos Garcia This was a great show! – Marie Knight Great job to the cast and crew of Jobsite Theater’s Return to the Forbidden Planet! It was a super, geeky, fun night!

If you like Shakespeare and Sci-Fi you will have a blast – Megan Lamasney I was lucky enough to get in to see Jobsite Theater’s Return To The Forbidden Planet yesterday- sold out show- thanks to Matt Matthew Ray who gave me a seat! I had a blast! Such a great time and the voices will blow you away. Well done, well done and well done, All! – Roxanne Fay Congratulations Owen, Jonathan, and the cast of Return to the Forbidden Planet for a wildly campy and hilarious evening of theatre! You guys got some pipes! Well done! – Eddie Gomez Best entertainment hands down!!! Wouldn’t mind seeing again .. ITS THAT GOOD!!! – Carmen Lusignan What an entertaining way to spend the afternoon!!! Great job! I will be sure to spread the word. Hilarious and FUN. – Amelia Badelia SPOILER ALERT! This musical is awesome! Only two weeks left. Be there AND be square. #‎ForbiddenPlanet – Dave Anderin Jobsite Theater’s Return to the Forbidden Planet at the Straz Center’s Jaeb Theater has lasers set to kill. What a blast! And there is still time for you to go.

– Maggie DiPietra Mark and Jonathan, what an AMAZING treat that was tonight. Bravo times a million. Really, you and your cast mates should be very, very proud of the job you’ve done. I could see the show every night. Please pass along to everyone involved all of the hard work paid off in a major way. – Daniel Eggleston We had an amazing time last night!! Thank you! – Lori Cumberledge We had such a fantastic time yesterday! Thank you so much for putting on such a superb performance! – Melodie Oleson OMG Return to Forbidden Planet was hilarious!!! It was worth the 2.5 hours drive to see it. Thanks for great performances by all!! – Vera Guagliata Fariello Thank you for an excellent night of entertainment – I thoroughly enjoyed the show and can’t wait to see it again! – Ryan Finzelber singing out of this WORLD great cast great band great directing great singing – Diana Rogers Amazing performances! Will be back to see it again, love you all! – Kim Goodman Seen it tonight. Amazing ! A must see we were front row. We are going to go see it again. Bringing more friends!!!!! – Charles Hampton Forbidden Planet was so much fun!

Congratulations to Jobsite Theater, the awesome cast and crew – Suzy Devore Last night I had the pleasure of seeing the most fun piece of theatre that I’ve seen in a while! The entire Cast and Band is top notch. The talent just rolls on the stage like a certain Roller Skating Robot! If you don’t see any other theatre this year, see this! The show is the Bomb!!!!! Go see Forbidden Planet before the ship sails! Thank you to the entire cast for renewing my faith in fun theatre! – Kay Pearson Saw it tonight and it was GREAT!! The cast is full of amazing, powerhouse voices. AND THERE WAS A ROLLERSKATING ROBOT! – Catherine Demi Morgue Great performance tonight! Congrats to David Jenkins, cast, crew and band for a terrific night. Lots of laughs, giggles and fun … well done. – Terri Simons This is such a crazy farce. Just like one Leslie Nielsen would star in…. Wait a minute……. – Ross Featherston Return to Forbidden Planet! Fun, silly, well sung and just a great afternoon in the theater. 3 of my favorite musical theater actresses in one place!

Amy Elizabeth Gray, Heather Cleveland Krueger and Jaime Giangrande-Holcom all in one show—-yeah! Great job Jobsite Theater and everyone involved—you guys should move into the Jaeb more often (just sayin’). – Scott Cooper Go…go…go!!! It is mindless fun that leaves you wanting more!! Good job, Jobsite Theater!! – Hal Freedman The show was magnificent, the characters were unbelievable. Gloria and Cooke have outstanding voice. The others characters could sing their hearts out. I took my father and boyfriend for Father’s Day. It was the best present I could have given them. Thank you so much. – Rhonda Hajaistron My 3 friends and I went last night. Don’t miss this show; it was so much fun! Great actors and musicians, wonderful scenery and videos. The music will keep you rocking and the funny theme will have you leaving with a real “feel good attitude” afterwards. – Vickie Lynn Crazy entertaining and Fantastic Voices!! – Leslie Gray The Jobsite Theater proudly presents the best sci-fi, Shakespearean, rock-n-roll, roller-skating musical in this or any other multiverse!

Hurry up and go see it before it heads to a galaxy far, far away in a couple weeks. – Ernie Haynes Love it, loved it, loved it. – Sharon Smallheer An intergalactic, out-of-this-world cast of actors and vocalists brilliantly deliver a super silly sci-fi recipe, sprinkled in with a dash of Shakespeare and a healthy portion of nerd humor, backed by a beyond stellar band. Thank you Jonathan Harrison and company for some of the best entertainment I have experienced in a very long time! If any of you who are reading this can make it out to the Jobsite Theater at the Straz Center for Performing Arts between now and July 6th, by all means, do everything possible to get there. This is one of the best acts you will see in this area. Get ready to laugh hysterically, boogie in your seat, and grin from ear to ear all evening. Bravo! – Crystal Blue Loved the show! – Terry Grossman You all killed it today..It was such a fun, energized show…We just loved it […] You all were great…Well done and Thanks for a wonderful afternoon of entertainment..

– Susan Belvo Via Twitter @OliviaJade18 and I saw @jobsitetheater’s preview of “Return to the Forbidden Planet” last night, it was AWESOME! #jobsiterocks – JeanneTPA Make sure you go down the #StrazCenter and see #ForbiddenPlanet it was Hilarious!! @ David A. Straz,… – @JayieeDris You will have FUN FUN FUN til the final curtain falls!!!! @jobsitetheater #ForbiddenPlanet #StrazCenter #Jaeb – PhantomDadoo #ForbiddenPlanet is so awesome! I love it! – @LizLoves2Laugh …you might be looking for something awesome to do this weekend and I recommend #ForbiddenPlanet @jobsitetheater It kicks ass – TBBJwilkerson Blog Us Want to add a groovy graphic like this to your blog or website? Jobsite provides a variety of cool banners that you can put on your website. AND they update automatically. So just drop it in once, and when we’re ready for our next show, we’ll update the graphic, and it’ll automatically update on your site too! Share: Forbidden Planet - Movies & TV on Google Play Forbidden Planet Item added to wishlist.

Item removed from wishlist. You will receive an email when your movie becomes available. You will not be charged until it is released. ( 403) Synopsis A dutiful robot named Robby speaks 188 languages. An underground lair provides astonishing evidence of a populace a million years more advanced than Earthlings. There are many wonders on Altair-4, but none is greater or more deadly than the human mind. Forbidden Planet is the granddaddy of tomorrow, a pioneering work whose ideas and style would be reverse-engineered into many cinematic space voyages to come. Leslie Nielsen portrays the commander who brings his spacecruiser crew to the green-skied Altair-4 world that's home to Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), his daughter (Anne Francis), the remarkable Robby...and to a mysterious terror. Featuring sets of extraordinary scale and the first all- electronic musical soundscape in film history, Forbidden Planet is in a movie orbit all its own. My review An engaging 1956 science fiction gloss of Shakespeare's Tempest. Variety Staff Imaginative gadgets galore, plus plenty of suspense and thrills, make the production a top offering in the space travel category.

Bosley Crowther Offers some of the most amusing creatures conceived since the Keystone cops. Geoff Andrew An ingenious script, excellent special effects and photography, and superior acting, make it an endearing winner. Jeff Richards A strong root of our science fiction tree Forgive the strained metaphor. I appreciate how much Forbidden Planet illuminates its time and place. Kudos also to the wonderful mix of serious and deep themes, the actors and everyone reaching high, electronic music, barely post WWII mores and Freudian concepts thrust into the far future. Forget a retelling of Shakespeare. This is fascinating from every angle, and impressed my young self even on small B&W TV no end. Good taste starts young. Critic reviews Full Review Variety Staff Imaginative gadgets galore, plus plenty of suspense and thrills, make the production a top offering in the space travel category. User reviews Jeff Richards March 11, 2015 A strong root of our science fiction tree Forgive the strained metaphor. I appreciate how much Forbidden Planet illuminates its time and place. Kudos also to the wonderful mix of serious and deep themes, the actors and everyone reaching high, electronic music, barely post WWII mores and Freudian concepts thrust into the far future.

Forget a retelling of Shakespeare. This is fascinating from every angle, and impressed my young self even on small B&W TV no end. Good taste starts young. Full Review Jo Terhark August 9, 2015 Forbidden Planet I'm dating myself but I have to say that I have loved Robbie the Robot every since I saw this movie as an eight year old. It may seem outdated but I never get tired of it. I'm still waiting for my very own Robbie the Robot. A robot like that never goes out of date.¹ Full Review Mike Paquette July 6, 2015 One of my favorite movies of all time! I would have given it 5 stars but there's a scene of victim blaming (Commander Adams saying it would have served Alta right if his crew had their way with her given what she's wearing). Aside from that 30 second scene, everything's just A-OK! Full Review Lee Brown October 3, 2015 Scared me as a kid To this day, if I listen hard enough, I hear breathing in the dark! Awesome. Full Review Richard Scott January 14, 2015 Inspired Roddenberry... Well...

that's the story. And, I kinda think so. The acting and character(s), sooo 1950's... but the effects were decades ahead. Many aspects of this film were 'groundbreaking'... and duplication attempted, but never equalled. Full Review Michael Nixon December 23, 2013 The One That Started It All What can I say, if you don't know than you don't know watch it and find out Full Review Phillip Hall December 12, 2013 More forward thinking than star trek for its time I enjoyed this more by appreciating when it was made. Nevertheless,it is better than the plotless or plot-riddled-with holes-garbage being pumped out these days. Full Review Alex Legg April 26, 2016 Outstanding science fiction!!! Forbidden Planet as far as I am concerned is the best science fiction motion picture pre-Star Wars. It is great story telling and is not campy like most sci-fi was back in the day. Special effects are fifties style but I feel are still good down to this day! Please watch and enjoy this movie!

Full Review Darrell Hisey April 24, 2015 Forbidden Planet This has Star Trek TOS written all over it. It had to have been one of Gene Roddenberry's inspirations. The captain is Kirk personified. There are so many elements of the original series in it it's almost prophetic. Watch it every chance I get. Full Review Jake Wolfe January 16, 2015 Very surprising The effects are literally mind-blowing. A good cast and a great story. The special effects are cery realistic, and go to show that, when done professionally, the effects techniques of the day could come out very well. The practical effects in this film were flawless. Full Review P O'Neil February 28, 2015 Most intelligent scifi movie ever This movie is one of my all time favorite scifi movies. Socially you can feel its age but the effects are great, especially given how old it is, and the plot is truly clever and intelligent. I would love to see this movie redone, primarily to update the social/sexual roles. Forever an outstanding classic.

James Debes August 18, 2015 Wouldn't you have loved to have traveled there and met Robby and have a drink with him? Logan Nicholas Gerken #LNG Gerken February 29, 2016 #2016ADfeb29 iMet robbieTHErobot@ DangerousVisions bookStore SFV, CA Logan #LNG @LNG_sonicLogic Facebook= LoganNicholasGerken Bill Boling December 24, 2015 It was one of the first! Can watch this, have watched this over and over again. Full Review Albert DelFlore October 10, 2015 Forbidden Planet Grandfather of modern sci-fi effects. Ahead of its time with unique plot. May be one of few serious rolls for Leslie Nielson. Full Review Fran Stewart September 20, 2014 It's not a cliché.... ...because this is where they did it first. Brilliant effects, a clever plot, and the origins of many of our favorite SF tropes. Must watch if you love SF cinema. Alan Nelson March 25, 2014 Forbidden Planet A movie ahead of it's Time.

A cult classic Full Review John G Hopkinson May 23, 2015 Forbidden Planet Modern day version (1956) of Shakespeare's play The Tempest one of the best scifi movies of its time. Full Review John Stoll October 1, 2014 A classic with good science and moral concepts. Some of the Internet today is reflected in movie; ie Pandora's Box. Full Review David DeFlyer January 25, 2014 Fantastic This movie shows amazing talent and construction. The production standards are so high I would have thought it was made in the 70s, not 50s. Tarek Hoteit June 9, 2014 Sci-fi started with this movie. Enough said Alice InChains October 7, 2014 That's wax Eac|||·Wax.Carter_ ||{· Two Helpers Phut,Lubim,spielbeurge. .. March 15, 2014 Awesome movie What a great movie. If you like old sci Fi movies this one is great! Ben E.

Coale II June 7, 2014 For its Time This is still an all time classic SciFi movie ! Far ahead of its time..! Mike S March 6, 2015 My favorite SciFi movie Amazing sets. Great special effects. Serious movie. Brian Corrigan September 22, 2013 Classic sci-fi at its best This is one of my all time favorites Jackson Chancey November 19, 2013 Classic Excellence! A true corner stone of science fiction! Awesome even today! Mumeh Odiwo April 17, 2016 One of the greatest Sci Fi movies I've seen. Loved it! Norman Williams August 14, 2015 I can remember this movie frame by frame when I first seen it in 1956 Great flick Barnes Noble May 17, 2014 One of the best science fiction movie ever' Can T Lopaka Perez March 11, 2015 Genre defining The best sci fi movie to date. Daniel E.H. Hudson January 7, 2014 Unequaled science fiction for this era!!!!

Love it 50s feel in chacters. Richard Truitt March 17, 2015 Forbidden Planet SyFi Steven Box May 14, 2016 Forbidden planet Syfy John Quindry June 30, 2014 forbidden planet scifi classic. good special fx Rich vann February 7, 2015 One of the best sci -fi movies ever made David Rains October 31, 2013 A classic that is always worth watching again. Exceed John Williams September 11, 2014 Classic Sci Fi One of my favorite movies Damon Wirth July 14, 2015 Forbidden Planet Theodore Paxton January 19, 2016 RII I

Question: The 1956 film "Forbidden Planet" was based on which Shakespeare play?
Answer: The Tempest